Monday, 31 December 2012

The
people blamed Moses and said, "If only we had died in the LORD's presence
with our brothers! Why have you brought the congregation of the LORD's
people into this wilderness to die, along with all our livestock? Why did
you make us leave Egypt and bring us here to this terrible place? This land has
no grain, no figs, no grapes, no pomegranates, and no water to drink!" (Numbers
20:3-5)

The end of 2012 – Looking back:

Today is the last day of 2012 and looking back one can’t
help but to remember all that has happened in this year. The Israelites are
blaming Moses once again for the hardships they face and have faced and they looked
back at a time that seemed better, yet they have forgotten the good things God
has done to bring them so far and they certainly have forgotten all they have
done wrong. So the complained – again.

My dear friend, I look back at a year filled with many
obstacles and many amazing things. I see God’s hand as He guided and carried us
through so many difficult times and I see His mercy and love in so many
miracles. This year was a good year and knowing how God stood by my side
through all, I can’t wait for the year to come.

Let us look back and be thankful for all the blessings we
received and let’s forget all the bad things that have happened. Let’s take the
positive and use it as a foundation to start 2013. Let us take the lessons
learned and apply them as we continue on our journey of life.

Thank you dear friend for reading my “Today Reminders”
and following God’s Word with me as He opens it up and motivates us each day. Thank
you for taking time and sharing in His wonderful messages. May your day be
filled with His love and blessings as we say farewell to the old year and ask
God to take us into the New Year.

“The
greatest joy of a Christian is to give joy to Christ.” ― Charles H. Spurgeon

Friday, 28 December 2012

"Get
away from all these people so that I can instantly destroy them!" But
Moses and Aaron fell face down on the ground. And Moses said to Aaron,
"Quick, take an incense burner and place burning coals on it from the
altar. Lay incense on it, and carry it out among the people to purify them and
make them right with the LORD. The LORD's anger is blazing against them—the
plague has already begun." (Numbers 16:45-46)

Forgive:

It is amazing how many times the Israelites angered God
and how many times Moses pleaded with the Lord to forgive them and not to
destroy them. In so many ways they rallied against Moses and complained that
you would think Moses would let the Lord destroy them as He wanted, yet Moses
acted and pleaded with the Lord.

This made me think. How many times does the Lord Jesus
plead for us in a day? Have we anger God in such a way that He wanted to destroy
us? If we are forgiven so many times for our foolish mistakes, how many times
do we forgive other and do we forget or do we always hold it against them?

My dear friend, in forgiving we are set free. Anger and
hate are tools that the enemy uses to control us. By forgiving and forgetting we
are breaking the foothold of the enemy and we leave them no place in our lives.

Remember: Forgiveness goes both ways. You must also
forgive yourself!

I pray that you will forgive and forget just as the Lord
has forgiven you, in Jesus name.

Thursday, 27 December 2012

“Buds will sprout on the staff belonging to the man
I choose. Then I will finally put an end to the people's murmuring and
complaining against you. "When
he went into the Tabernacle of the Covenant the next day, he found that Aaron's
staff, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted, budded, blossomed, and
produced ripe almonds! (Numbers 17: 5 and 8)

You have been chosen:

There was a rebellion in the Israelite camp about
leadership and the people questioned Aaron and Moses as their leaders stating
that they have not brought them to a land of milk and honey but instead they
were doomed to die in the wilderness. The result was that God opened the earth
and underneath Korah and all his followers and they were buried alive. Finally
God told Moses that he must collect the staffs from all the tribal leaders and
He will show whom He chooses when buds will sprout from that staff.

My dear friend, thanks to the wonderful gift we have in
Jesus Christ we are all able to enter into God’s holy place and spend time with
Him. This is an enormous gift and one we should take very seriously. In the Old
Testament only Aaron was allowed in God’s holy place in the tabernacle. People
had to present offerings before God in a number of rituals to clean them from
sin.

All we have to do is accept the Lord Jesus Christ who
carried our burden of sin and destroyed the grip of death and defeated the
devil so that we are completely free to live our lives for the Lord. Therefore you
are chosen to represent the Lord in all that you do and in all that you are. You
are His child and He loves you so much.

Wednesday, 26 December 2012

But
my servant Caleb has a different attitude than the others have. He has remained
loyal to me, so I will bring him into the land he explored. His descendants
will possess their full share of that land. (Numbers 14:24)

Different, don’t you want to be different? Once again the
Israelites have turned away from God and in this they angered God. So instead
of entering the Promised Land, God punishes their faithlessness by letting them
wonder in the wilderness for forty years. You see God wanted to destroy them
there and then, but Moses interceded for them and pleaded with the Lord to
spare them, yet the Lord was tired of their ways. God said that none of them
will enter the Promised Land. Only their children will see it and with the
exception of Caleb and Joshua who did not turn their backs against the Lord but
remained faithful.

My dear friend, instead of fearing the giants and losing
faith, Joshua and Caleb stood up and argued with the Israelite leaders. They
were different. They did not follow the direction of those with little faith,
but instead they knew who God is and trusted Him like they should, knowing God
will come through for them as He promised.

God will not leave you or forget you. He is and will
always deliver you from whatever it is you may face. Come with me today as we
will be different and not follow the direction of the lost, but instead follow the
direction of God. Let’s stand out and be different as we live our lives
trusting our Lord with unbroken faith and diligence.

Tuesday, 25 December 2012

And
the LORD said to Moses, "How long will these people treat me with
contempt? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I
have done among them? (Numbers 14:11)

Merry Christmas!

Wow! It is Christmas. What a wonderful time in rejoicing the
birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. What a wonderful gift from a loving Father to
all His children all over the world.

My dear friend, this is such a wonderful opportunity to
show the world that our God lives and that He is the only living God. Through
our lives and the wonderful gifts God has given us we can show Him to our
neighbours. Let us celebrate Him in living a life that glorifies His name.

My prayer for you for today is that you will have a
beautiful day filled with joy, love and peace and that the Lord will bless you
and all your family through this wonderful time, in Jesus name.

Book for the month

Many Christians feel bombarded by the messages they hear and the trends they see in our rapidly changing world. How can we resist being conformed to the pattern of this world? What will faithfulness to Christ look like in these tumultuous times? How can we be true to the gospel in a world where myths and false visions of the world so often prevail? In This is Our Time, Trevin Wax provides snapshots of twenty-first-century American Life in order to help Christians understand the times. By analyzing our common beliefs and practices (smartphone habits, entertainment intake, and our views of shopping, sex, marriage, politics, and life’s purpose), Trevin helps us see through the myths of society to the hope of the gospel. As faithful witnesses to Christ, Trevin writes, we must identify the longing behind society’s most cherished myths (what is good, true, beautiful), expose the lie at the heart of these myths (what is false and damaging), and show how the gospel tells a better story – one that exposes the lie but satisfies the deeper longing.

Movie of the month

The pre-ministry life of Jesus from his baptism with John the Baptist to his exploration of the wilderness